Adelaide man faces court charged with more than 50 child abuse material offences after JACET arrest
An Adelaide man has appeared in court after being charged with more than 50 child sex abuse and material offences, including some that allegedly took place overseas.
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A man from Adelaide’s southern suburbs who allegedly had thousands of “depraved” messages, images and videos with children, is now facing more than 50 new charges.
The man, 38, whose identity is suppressed, was initially charged with three offences but appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday in front of Magistrate Lynette Duncan facing an additional 52 charges – including two counts of aggravated sexual activity with a minor.
He is yet to enter any pleas to a further seven counts of sexual abuse of a child outside Australia, eight counts of sexual activity with a child outside of Australia, three counts of sexual activity with a person under the age of 16 using a carriage service, and more than 30 counts relating to possessing, transmitting and producing child abuse material, some via carriage service.
The new charges come after a months-long investigation by SA’s joint elite child-protection taskforce JACET of the man’s electronic devices.
In December 2023, JACET officers executed a search warrant and charged the man with one count each of soliciting child abuse material online, possessing child exploitation material online and not complying with a search warrant order. He has been remanded in custody since.
On Tuesday, it was alleged a subsequent “detailed forensic review” of the electronic devices seized by officers after his initial arrest unearthed thousands of sexually explicit messages, videos and images with children.
It’s further alleged the man produced and shared this material with online users around the world.
AFP Sergeant Joe Barry said any type of abuse against children was “deplorable”.
“The depraved nature of this type of behaviour damages the innocence of young children and has long-lasting psychological and wellbeing impacts on these children and their families,” Sgt Barry said.
“Our message to online offenders has not changed – if you possess, produce or transmit child abuse material, you will be found, arrested and prosecuted.
“The AFP has significant partnerships with law enforcement partners locally, nationally and internationally, and will continue to work closely with our partners to protect children from harm.”
The man was remanded in custody and will return to court in March next year.
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